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Happy Memorial Day weekend! Please take a moment to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting our country. For those of you who are in the CapTon viewing area, there will be no show Monday night. There will be light blogging over the long weekend, as needed. Hope you get a chance to… …

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in New York City with no public schedule. At 8 a.m., more than than 100 community, law enforcement and religious officials participate in a “Cops, Community, Clergy” multi-faith prayer breakfast organized as part of efforts to improve community-police relations; Union Theological Seminary, 3041 Broadway, Manhattan. At 9:30 a.m., Rep. Chris Gibson… …

The president of the Boy Scouts of America called for an end to the group’s blanket ban on gay adult leaders. Robert Zimmerman, a Democratic national committeeman and Long Island PR executive, was nominated by President Obama to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities. Just hours after Letterman said farewell last… …

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in New York City with no public schedule. At 8 a.m., the commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, Nisha Agarwal, NYC Councilman Rafael Espinal, NYC Consumer Affairs Commissioner Julie Menin and volunteers mark the start of citywide “Nail Salon Day of Action” events to distribute flyers in multiple languages… …

Sawyer Fredericks, the 16-year-old winner of “The Voice” Season 8, has no plans to move to L.A., and is looking forward to getting back to his family’s farm in Fultonville. Former state Supreme Court Justice Anthony Giacobbe is one of several meeting with the GOP to discuss a potential run for the Staten Island DA… …

From the Morning Memo: In recent days, the governor has stepped up his efforts to get the Legislature to pass his criminal justice reform package before the session ends, even going so far as to publicly goad them through a letter published on The Huffington Post. But lawmakers are getting an entirely different message from progressive… …

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in New York City with no public schedule. He said last week he would take some “personal time” as his girlfriend, Sandra Lee, recovers from breast cancer surgery. The Assembly is in session at 10 a.m., the Senate at 11 a.m. At 7:30 a.m., NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio appears live… …

Hillary Clinton has broken her 28-day streak avoiding the press. Following a campaign event in Iowa, the Democratic presidential candidate meandered over to the rope line to greet the media answering a total of six questions from reporters. Clinton called on the State Department to “expedite” the release of the records from her time in… …

From the Morning Memo: The wage board convened at the direction of Gov. Andrew Cuomo to consider raising the hourly pay of the state’s fast food workers will hold its first meeting tomorrow in New York City. In conjunction with that meeting, labor advocates are kicking off what they say will be an “aggressive” and… …

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in New York City with no public schedule. Voters across the state head to the polls today to cast their ballots on school budgets and in school board races. Poll opening times vary, check with your local Board of Elections for more information. The Assembly is in session at 1:30 p.m.,… …